The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-15
A HERDS ANNIVERSARY.
Grand Army Veterans Celebrate the Birthday
of the Man Who Defended Fort Sumter.

The celebration of Robert Andersons birth
day by the G. A. r. post that bears his name
at Tomlinson Hall, last night drew fair-sized
crowd. The proceeds of the entertainment were
for the benefit of the ladies' relief corps Of the
post. and they amounted to q considerable sum.
The programme. which was of exceptional inter
est. executed almost faultIessly.
The address was by Rev. j. A Rondthaler.
chaplain OF the Indianapolis Light Artillery.
He had for his subject, major Anderson" and
he paid glowing tribute to the man. He
characterized Major Anderson as one Of the
greatest heroes of the late war, and it was
fitting that some post should bear his
name, and that the anniversary of his birth
should be celebrated He born June IA,
1903, in Kentucky. He was descendants of the
old revolutionary stock, and was. therefore,
quite naturally fighter Considering his
cestry. it was fitting that he should have been
the first man to stand up and defend the flag OF
the Union. He graduated from West Point
when A very young man. was in the Black Hawk
war and fought with General Scott in Mexico
In 1860 he called to command the small
a Of Fors nss While
the world knew that the conflict
was coming the government furnished him but
sixty men at Fort Moultrie Ali the preparation
for defense that he was allowed to make was to
send out a few men and remove the sand-bank
that had accumulated around the fort On
Christmas day he moved from Fort Moultrie to
Fort Sumter, aud intrenched himself within its
walls. On the 11th Of April the first shot was
fred upon the fort by the Southern Confsderacy.
For two days Anderson bravely and nobly de-
Tended himself. and it was only whom the last
gun enveloped in flames that he ordered
his men to surrender. He il was who parted the
curtain that allowed the world to gaze upon the
greatest civil conflict in the history of the world,
and he did his part we'll.
The remainder of the entertainment lit
erary and musical in its character. The Maen-
nerchor Society, directed by Prof. Carl Barus,
rendered some excellent vocal music. The cho-
rus sang Golden Rules of Life in manner that
brought them many encores. Gilbert Jordan
rendered number of old army airs upon a fife
that did service in the Mexican war. ''Don
juan" n duet for two pianos. was rendered by
Mrs. Flora M Hunter and Ell. j. Schumacher.
and Mrs. Lottie Adam sang a soprano solo emit
tied, "Knowest Thou the Fair LAID" One eft
the most in interesting features was the singing of
the Indianapolis Gee Club, in which they initiated
almost perfectly the music of bag pipe. THE
Sea Hath Its Pearls was rendered by quartet
composed of Misses Lotte Adam. Laura Hess
ling and Messrs A Heckter and j. Lipman. j.
Burgess Brown recited several of his comical
selections. Miss Alma White rendered a voliEi
solo with great efficiency, and Was called back
several times. There bass solo by Mr..
Lonis Dochez, after which Miss Laura Hessling
and Mr.. A. Heekler sang tenor and alto duet,
See the Pale Moon" The entertainment
closed with a song by the Msennerchor chorus